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“Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.”
― The Diary of a Young Girl
― The Diary of a Young Girl
“Ilse, a childhood friend of mine, once found a raspberry in the concentration camp and carried it in her pocket all day to present to me that night on a leaf. Imagine a world in which your entire possession is one raspberry and you give it to your friend.”
― All But My Life
― All But My Life
“She would read a book hundreds of times, carrying it with her until the pages were torn and the covers were falling off, then she'd paste the covers to the ceiling where she could stare at them, like remembering a good dream.”
― First Frost
― First Frost
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